Quotes of the day

Good advice is always certain to be ignored, but that's...

Good advice is always certain to be ignored, but that's no reason not to give it.

Quote by Agatha Christie about advice, reason, good, good luck

As I became very defined in my personal politics, I...

As I became very defined in my personal politics, I turned down some films that I slightly regret now; I'm not going to say what they were.

Quote by Agatha Christie about film, politics, regret

It is a curious thought, but it is only when you see...

It is a curious thought, but it is only when you see people looking ridiculous that you realize just how much you love them.

Quote by Agatha Christie about love, thinking, people

I look upon pride as a sin.

I look upon pride as a sin.

Quote by Tommy Lee Jones about proudness, sin

The restored friendships require more care than those...

The restored friendships require more care than those that have never been broken.

Quote by François de la Rochefoucauld about friendship

Very few of us are what we seem.

Very few of us are what we seem.

Quote by Agatha Christie about people

The surest way to make a monkey of a man is to quote him.

The surest way to make a monkey of a man is to quote him.

Quote by Robert Charles Benchley about people, man

Every trail has its end, and every calamity brings its...

Every trail has its end, and every calamity brings its lesson!

Quote by James Fenimore Cooper about life, teaching, end

It is ridiculous to set a detective story in New York...

It is ridiculous to set a detective story in New York City. New York City is itself a detective story.

Quote by Agatha Christie about crime, city

An archaeologist is the best husband a woman can have....

An archaeologist is the best husband a woman can have. The older she gets the more interested he is in her.

Quote by Agatha Christie about husband, woman

I married an archaeologist because the older I grow, the...

I married an archaeologist because the older I grow, the more he appreciates me.

Quote by Agatha Christie about husband

The press, like fire, is an excellent servant, but a...

The press, like fire, is an excellent servant, but a terrible master.

Quote by James Fenimore Cooper about press, fire, fire brigade

Every murderer is probably somebody's old friend.

Every murderer is probably somebody's old friend.

Quote by Agatha Christie about friendship, old, olderness

I specialize in murders of quiet, domestic interest.

I specialize in murders of quiet, domestic interest.

Quote by Agatha Christie about crime, quiet, interest

Early on, I found the attention completely embarrassing....

Early on, I found the attention completely embarrassing. I'd cringe if I saw my picture on the cover of a magazine.

Quote by Agatha Christie about attitude, attention

Kindness and politeness are not overrated at all. They're...

Kindness and politeness are not overrated at all. They're underused.

Quote by Tommy Lee Jones about goodnes, politeness

The happy people are failures because they are on such...

The happy people are failures because they are on such good terms with themselves they don't give a damn.

Quote by Agatha Christie about happiness, good, good luck, people

There is nothing more thrilling in this world, I think, ...

There is nothing more thrilling in this world, I think, than having a child that is yours, and yet is mysteriously a stranger.

Quote by Agatha Christie about children, nothing, world

It is hard to live in a world where all look upon you as...

It is hard to live in a world where all look upon you as below them.

Quote by James Fenimore Cooper about life, world

One is left with the horrible feeling now that war...

One is left with the horrible feeling now that war settles nothing; that to win a war is as disastrous as to lose one.

Quote by Agatha Christie about war, nothing

No one has a closest friend in Hollywood.

No one has a closest friend in Hollywood.

Quote by Sheilah Graham Westbrook about friendship

Dogs are wise. They crawl away into a quiet corner and...

Dogs are wise. They crawl away into a quiet corner and lick their wounds and do not rejoin the world until they are whole once more.

Quote by Agatha Christie about animals, quiet, world

Evil is not something superhuman, it's something less...

Evil is not something superhuman, it's something less than human.

Quote by Agatha Christie about bad, human imperfections

Acting is fun for me and it doesn't really matter how, ...

Acting is fun for me and it doesn't really matter how, whether it's hard work or easy work, it's always fun.

Quote by Tommy Lee Jones about work

One doesn't recognize the really important moments in...

One doesn't recognize the really important moments in one's life until it's too late.

Quote by Agatha Christie about moral, life

Ignorance and superstition ever bear a close and...

Ignorance and superstition ever bear a close and mathematical relation to each other.

Quote by James Fenimore Cooper about ignorance, superstitions, relation

Any woman can fool a man if she wants to and if he's in...

Any woman can fool a man if she wants to and if he's in love with her.

Quote by Agatha Christie about woman, love, man

There's too much tendency to attribute to God the evils...

There's too much tendency to attribute to God the evils that man does of his own free will.

Quote by Agatha Christie about god, man

Advice is not a gift, but a debt that the old owe to the...

Advice is not a gift, but a debt that the old owe to the young.

Quote by James Fenimore Cooper about advice, gifts, old, olderness

I stay young and fit by leading an athletic life and I...

I stay young and fit by leading an athletic life and I have always been insured.

Quote by Tommy Lee Jones about life

It took me fifteen years to discover I had no talent for...

It took me fifteen years to discover I had no talent for writing, but I couldn't give it up because by that time I was too famous.

Quote by Robert Charles Benchley about talent, writing, time

Curious things, habits. People themselves never knew they...

Curious things, habits. People themselves never knew they had them.

Quote by Agatha Christie about habits, things, people

But surely for everything you have to love you have to...

But surely for everything you have to love you have to pay some price.

Quote by Agatha Christie about pasion, love

Individuality is the aim of political liberty.

Individuality is the aim of political liberty.

Quote by James Fenimore Cooper about individuality, liberty

Genuine courage is to do without witnesses something that...

Genuine courage is to do without witnesses something that someone would be capable to do if the entire world would see.

Quote by François de la Rochefoucauld about courage, world

The best time to plan a book is while you're doing the...

The best time to plan a book is while you're doing the dishes.

Quote by Agatha Christie about opinion, time

Where large sums of money are concerned, it is advisable...

Where large sums of money are concerned, it is advisable to trust nobody.

Quote by Agatha Christie about money

Everything that has existed, lingers in the Eternity.

Everything that has existed, lingers in the Eternity.

Quote by Agatha Christie about opinion, eternity

Never do anything yourself that others can do for you.

Never do anything yourself that others can do for you.

Quote by Agatha Christie about opinion

If one sticks too rigidly to one's principles, one would...

If one sticks too rigidly to one's principles, one would hardly see anybody.

Quote by Agatha Christie about education

In the misfortune of our best friends we always find...

In the misfortune of our best friends we always find something which is not displeasing to us.

Quote by François de la Rochefoucauld about bad luck

The principal advantage of a democracy, is a general...

The principal advantage of a democracy, is a general elevation in the character of the people.

Quote by James Fenimore Cooper about democracy, character, people

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